Category Archives: TOPICS

484 Guidelines For Praying For People At Church Services

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

NOTE: In what follows the term “pray-er” is used for those who pray for people at church services. It is so easy to think we are proficient in praying for people when we think we have had some success in … Continue reading →

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483. The Good News Of A New Beginning. Joel chapter2

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

It is always great to get good news. Imagine how the people of Judah felt when they heard the message of Joel at the beginning of chapter 2. They were faced with really bad news about the devastation they were to … Continue reading →

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482. Difficulties Should Lead Us To Repentance. Joel chapter 1

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

Joel received the word of the Lord and shared it with all the people of Judah. In verses 1:1-4 he addressed the elders and all the people of the land and intimated that the destruction wrought by successive waves of … Continue reading →

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481. Ephesians 1:15-23. “Knowing The Power Of God In Our Lives.”

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

We live in very difficult times. It seems to be a topsy-turvy world in which values are being reversed and what was once called evil is being called good and the good is being called evil. It is a time … Continue reading →

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477. The Blessing Of Being Anointed By God. But Who Are The  Anointed? (Part 4 of 4).  Some Possible Conclusions. 

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

WE come now to draw some possible conclusions from the 3 previous articles in this series humbly recognising that I, like every other believer, can get spiritual truths out of perspective.  That can happen when we become enamoured by the … Continue reading →

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476. The  Blessing Of Being Anointed By God. But Who Are The  Anointed? (Part 3 of 4).

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

Part 3. An Analysis Of All The Verses On “Anointing” As Relating To Believers As I wrote in a previous article, there are only a small number of references to the word “anoint” in the New Testament. They are in … Continue reading →

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475. THE GOOD FRIDAY CROSS THAT DIVIDES HUMANITY. Luke 23:39-43. [Paradise or Lostness]

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

We know that Good Friday is called “Good” because of the good news associated with it. It is the good news that Jesus died on the cross to take away our sins and to bring guilty sinners back to a … Continue reading →

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474. The Blessing Of Being Anointed By God. (Part 2 of 4). Why The Dispensation Of The Holy Spirit May Differ In The New Testament Era From That In The Old Testament Era. 

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

In the previous article, we looked at the total list of occurrences of the words “anoint” or “anointing” in the New Testament. But it might be helpful to examine, before examining them in more detail, what differences might exist between the dispensation … Continue reading →

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471. The Hoped-for Gentleness of Christian Ministry. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

One often wonders why some churches continue to grow while others grow less in numbers and influence. It seems that much has to do with the type of ministry being exercised in those parishes. Often one hears of an overbearing … Continue reading →

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468. How To Forgive Those Who Hurt Us. Psalm 32.

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

The Epistle for the First Sunday in Lent 26 February 2023 Most humans find it difficult, if not impossible, to forgive those who hurt them in any way. They may have been sinned against personally or the sin may have … Continue reading →

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